Love goes very far beyond the physical person of the beloved. It finds its deepest meaning in his spiritual being, his inner self. Whether or not he is actually present, whether or not he is still alive at all, ceases somehow to be of importance.
VIKTOR FRANKLWe can discover this meaning in life in three different ways: 1. by doing a deed; 2. by experiencing a value; and 3. by suffering.
More Viktor Frankl Quotes
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The quest for meaning is the key to mental health and human flourishing
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A human being is not one thing among others; things determine each other, but man is ultimately self-determining.
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What is to give light must endure burning.
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Forces beyond your control can take away everything you possess except one thing, your freedom to choose how you will respond to the situation.
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Man can only find meaning for his existence in something outside himself.
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Love is the only way to grasp another human being in the innermost core of his personality. No one can become fully aware of the very essence of another human being unless he loves him.
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There was no need to be ashamed of tears, for tears bore witness that a man had the greatest of courage, the courage to suffer.
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For the world is in a bad state, but everything will become still worse unless each of us does his best.
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Live as if you were living a second time, and as though you had acted wrongly the first time.
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A man’s concern, even his despair, over the worthwhileness of life is an existential distress but by no means a mental disease.
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The attempt to develop a sense of humor and to see things in a humorous light is some kind of a trick learned while mastering the art of living.
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Despair is suffering without meaning.
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Our greatest freedom is the freedom to choose our attitude.
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The salvation of man is through love and in love.
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To suffer unecessarily is masochistic rather than heroic.
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